Texi Smith goes BANG in the Roar’s A-League tips and predictions, clocking up six from seven in a week of relatively predictable results. Battlers Brisbane and Western United begin Round 18 on Friday night up north, before the Sky Blues meet the other Sky Blues in what looms as a cracker at Allianz Stadium in […]
Debate is over: Rabbitohs should regret Reynolds roster clanger as Broncos half gets last laugh with contract extension
In the two years since South Sydney decided to cast Adam Reynolds adrift there has been plenty of debate about whether it was the right call to move on a fading veteran or whether they should have kept him around. The debate is over. It can now be seen as one of the biggest roster […]
It’s not against the rules, but it’s highly suspect… Will ‘tactical’ batter retirements be T20 cricket’s next big thing?
An interesting thing happened recently in the International League T20 (ILT20) over in the United Arab Emirates. In match 24 of the competition, Gulf Giants batter and UAE U19 captain Aayan Afzal Khan was forced to retire due to a poor strike rate, after struggling to a score of 10 runs from 17 balls. To do […]
Is Kalvin Phillips destined to be just another EPL talent lost in the ‘big club’ machine?
Football is about playing for the best teams, alongside the best players in the best competitions in the world. Often we see players shine at clubs that are, in reality, below their level. Nine times out of ten, this results in them moving to a better team. Recent examples of this include James Maddison moving […]
Prestige, but with a cost: Can A-League teams afford to play in Asian competitions?
For a long time, there has been a sense Australian football clubs don’t take Asian competition seriously enough. And when the other Asian countries who consistently perform well internationally, like Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran, also consistently have dominant clubs in Asian competition, it’s hard not to feel slightly jealous. The Socceroos generally […]